Blavatnik School of Government

Project details

On November 30, 2015, the relatively young Blavatnik School of Government started operations in their new main building designed by the renown Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron. The architecture reflects the building’s program of providing space for open discussion, exchange and cooperation. The Blavatnik School, founded in 2012, is the only institution dedicated to government.

Waagner-Biro realised the building envelope, starting in September 2013 and finishing on time for the opening. The building is enclosed with a filigree double skin. Highlight is the so called window to the world measuring 11,5m in length that is enclosed with only one glass panel of that size. A technical and logistical challenge, that provides for maximum transparency.